Minimalist Crew — Misc I aware you on Minimalism

[Ramy33]

OK brothers of the miscellaneous section of the Bodybuilding.com forum, I need to aware you on minimalism. I've been mentioning it here and there on the misc before, and a few people asked me to aware them,

Tell me brah, what is minimalism all about

• Living with purpose
• Getting rid of the clutter (both physical and mental) in your life
• Being frugal and resourceful
• Opting out of excessive consumerism (not as hard as it sounds, srs)
• Being financially responsible (no consumer debt)
• Giving less value to things, more value to experiences and people

Important values: cleanliness, fitness, health, empathy, critical thinking, etc

Note that minimalism is not a cult, not a sub-culture, not a religion, not a sect, none of this crap. It's a mentality that you adapt to your life in your own way in order to bring some purpose to it. That's it. There is no right or wrong answer — only discussion, respect and improvement.

This new way of thinking has changed many things for the better in my life. Less stress, I learned to slow down, appreciate what I have, it keeps me on my toes, I'm cleaner, more organized, and I overall feel more genuine around other people. It calmed me down. I have more realistic expectations towards life, and this made life a million times better for me.

I know that those of you who lift are especially strong-minded people (at least you can commit to a task and focus on a goal), so I hope this rings something good to you.

Some of you are minimalists and don't know it

No shampoo, no pillow, no this, no that — these are attempts (may they be successful or not) to remove extra stuff (clutter) from your life. It's pretty much the spirit of minimalism. Now that you're aware of this (lol), you can now try and take this way of thinking to more areas of your life where it would make sense for you.

Start With These Articles

• Tour My Minimalist Apartment, by Joshua Fields Millburn
• A Minimalist's Thoughts on Money, by Joshua Fields Millburn
• Simple Living Manifesto: 72 Ideas to Simplify Your Life, by Leo Babauta
• Society, Reimagined, by Leo Babauta
• Don't Just Declutter, De-own, by Joshua Becker
• 10 Reasons to Escape Excessive Consumerism, by Joshua Becker
• Minimalism versus Lessism, by David Pierce

An extra one for poverty brahs
• 20 Money Hacks: Tips and Tricks to Improve Your Finances

Read these sites on a regular basis, IMO they're the best in this sphere.

Minimalism and Money

If you're especially interested in minimalism and money (frugality, going debt free, selling your clutter, etc), a few specialized sites exist that may interest you (some great resources for personal finance overall, not just for minimalists).

• Man vs Debt
• The Simple Dollar
• Get Rich Slowly

If I can get just one person to enjoy these and find happiness through this, I'll be happy.

Cheers misc. Discuss, ask questions, etc etc. Let's make this a good ongoing thread of the Minimalist Crew.

Add "Minimalist Crew" to your sig if you're in — no silly symbols around it, no asterisks, none of that crap. Just a string of text.

[Ramy33]

bahmp *******s

[HassanChop]

in on dis mammalist crew

edit: you're 137lbs are you being minimal with what you eat too? if so.. i'm out.

[Ramy33]

in on dis mammalist crew

edit: you're 137lbs are you being minimal with what you eat too? if so.. i'm out.

hahaha no man, just a skinny kunt, small bones n ****, need to eat moar.

[musclephag]

minimalist checking in.

there is also a sub reddit on reddit called /r/minimalism

a thing I've recently started is only carrying a credit card and driver license in my back pocket. no wallet.

only car key and apartment key.

[magog704]

repped subbed fapped

[Ramy33]

repped subbed fapped

Thx broseph, will read!

[Incitatus37AD]

I'm Mini enough brah.

[magog704]

i wish i had read it when i was your age

im a huge fan of diminutive dwellings too

[suave2000]

that's pretty much how i roll. that's how i want to live, repped.

i'm architect and I've always found identified by the philosophy behind minimalist architecture and art. When i'm financially ready ( pretty soon) i will design and build my dream home, the best part is that it will look amazing and it will be extremely cheap to build.

i spend waaaaay less than my peers, i have no cell phone data plan, no debt, no car payments, nothing. And i look far from "dirty hippy" you can be stylish + minimalist.

[magog704]

one think i like that fisker talks about in his book, there are no such things as "wants" and "needs". he just list things numerically in order of importance.

[Ramy33]

i wish i had read it when i was your age

im a huge fan of diminutive dwellings too

ha, love this one! hhnngggg

[Ramy33]

fast misc

[Jaguarpawsky]

on the same route atm, I have so much stuff I never use, selling this **** right now. they are only a distraction from actually DOING stuff.

[Dorianx]

Nice links.

[Ramy33]

Sounds very interesting, looking forward to getting my hands on this book. Reps on recharge, btw

[Spartaa]

goes along with my walden attitude

[magog704]

another thing fisker talks about is how a tool sort of starts at the person's brain.

show a lot of people a p38 and they have no idea what it is or how to use it.



instead we go out and purchase this thing.



he talks some about this in this podcast

http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/ja...rement-extreme


one of my favorite things he asks in his book is- why do we consider the guy sitting in traffic for 30 minutes in a nice car more successful than the guy sitting in the same traffic in an older car?

[Lamborg]

Do we have to wear vibrams?

[zipdoa]

In for later. World would be a better place with less consumerism.

[magog704]

my girlfriend makes dish and laundry detergent and shaving cream for pennies on the dollar. shiit is the same or better than commercial bc you can tweak your ingredients. probably a 10th of the price.

monday night she made lasagna out of some of the deer i shot a month ago.

[Ramy33]

another thing fisker talks about is how a tool sort of starts at the person's brain.

show a lot of people a p38 and they have no idea what it is or how to use it.



instead we go out and purchase this thing.



he talks some about this in this podcast

http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/ja...rement-extreme

one of my favorite things he asks in his book is- why do we consider the guy sitting in traffic for 30 minutes in a nice car more successful than the guy sitting in the same traffic in an older car?

the can opener is a great example of doing more with less and being resourceful.

just because it's powered by electricity doesn't mean it's better:
brb no energy/money/time saved vs the manual thing
brb fked if no electricity

Interesting segment on 'design' and what it means for corporations today from the Objectified documentary (by Gary Hustwit):



being a (graphic) designer myself I'm sad that design is taking this turn and the whole definition of design is being redefined.

looks != design

[ZenBowman]

^ This.

Or buying an expensive coffee machine instead of a gorgeous French Press that makes 100x better coffee.

Same with electric lawnmowers, smh.

Dumbs gonna dumb.

[Smithers115]

hahaha no man, just a skinny kunt, small bones n ****, need to eat moar.

The differance in skeletal mass between someone "big boned" and "small boned" is rather small and this take away pillows **** is dumb

[LikeAMachine]

I really WANT to read these, doubt I will.

[Ramy33]

I really WANT to read these, doubt I will.

You don't have to read them all. Just one, maybe two. In whatever order you like. Most of them are actually quite short :P

[soildxzeno]

Been reading up on this and implementing segments into my lifestyle for the last year or so. posted a few threads on the misc about how i sold all of my things and ceased all my excessive buying, and committed social media suicide.

so far I've managed to save more money then I ever have, haven't bought a pair of shoes in a year or so. really no electronics either and I've been feeling so much more clear headed regarding everything in my life. Being African american it was really difficult at first due to peer pressure from friends, family etc. i was getting weird looks when i told my friends I'm never buying a pair of Jordan again, no more designer clothes(although i do occasionally stop in and get some v necks comfort hnnnnnggggg) and im keeping my current vehicle until the wheels fall off. I've never felt a more liberating feeling then when i donated the majority of my clothing to good-will except my black t-shirts and a few pairs of jeans.

To the minimalist brahs above with no cell phone data plan. how hard was it to relinquish it? I've pondered numerous times about getting rid of my smart phone but every-time I get close i find another app that aids me in some sort of way.

[VodkaFlockaBrah]

In.

Tim Ferriss nuthugger checking in. http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/

20/80 Rule and Occam's razor.

[magog704]

im keeping my current vehicle until the wheels fall off.

this is a pretty big one

To the minimalist brahs above with no cell phone data plan. how hard was it to relinquish it? I've pondered numerous times about getting rid of my smart phone but every-time I get close i find another app that aids me in some sort of way.

there was a miscer who knows more about it and figured out how to do it on the cheap. i will try and find what he said he did.

[Hayden31]

Very intredasting OP, will read further when I finish my exams this week.